Blaine County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1 acres
Jul 27, 5:01 PM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Powwow Fire is a wildfire near Blaine County, Montana. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 27th at 5:01 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
94°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 13 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
60°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 13 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday
98°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 13 mph SE · 4% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
61°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 3 to 12 mph W · 11% chance of rain
Wednesday
100°F · Areas Of Smoke then Sunny
Wind 8 to 13 mph NW · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 27th at 5:08 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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